Tag Archives | beyond Sundays

We have posted many times here and on our Facebook page affirming James Luther Adams holy sense of optimism. He wrote that “the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism.” The course of human history has been a long, stuttering progression of greater […]

The folks behind the I Am UU project hope to encourage, inspire, and equip you to share the best of Unitarian Universalism with the world. Our goal is to make it easier, in conversation or when talking about things that your faith calls you to do in the world, to tell people “I am UU” […]

A lot of folks are talking about religion right now. There is a lot being said about the toxic effects that can arise from trying to live a centuries-old code of ethics that actively resists updating. Fundamentalism can be blamed for a lot of the problems in the world and even main-line conservatism still teaches […]

Many people come to a Unitarian Universalist congregation searching for answers to life’s great questions. We do not provide them, though we will gladly help you in your search. Many people come looking for a theology that makes sense of the world. We do not prescribe one, but we will help you build the one […]

Next week, we are going to be posting links and quotes about prayer, from many sources and perspectives, because how we consider the deep questions and pressing issues is as important as knowing what those issues are. Liberal Religion is about seeking truth, not dictating it, and prayer can be an important tool in that […]

I’ve written a lot about gratitude. It was part of our reflections on Joy in mid February, and the word of the day on the following Monday, when I wrote a new Meditation on the subject. That was not the first Monday Mediation on the subject, either. It has become almost trite to tell people […]

Personally, I was not sure about writing about Gratitude, again, because it is one that I’ve written about a few times in MM posts. Then, I decided that was proof that it was a topic worth coming back to. Gratitude is just that important! Gratitude is a choice. It is how we choose to react […]

We are marking the tradition of Lent this year using the calendar created by Barb Greve (et al) for Unitarian Universalist reflection. It features 47 words to reflect on each day of Lent, including the 7 Sundays when we are challenged to not only reflect, but act on the day’s theme. The idea is not […]

If we value liberal religion and want it to be vibrant and powerful in the world, we need to look at ministry in new ways. There are so many ways that more fundamentalist ideas are spread, from preachers on a soap box on the local college campus to the blogs and YouTube channels of Islamic […]

The Beloved Community is, perhaps, the closest Unitarian Universalists get to agreeing on Heaven; it is the idea that one day our Principles will be realized here on Earth, and all people will be treated in accordance with their inherent worth and dignity, afforded their right of conscience, and that we will have a world […]

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